Thank you for letting me know about Mikhail’s
condition. I took steps at once to get a grant for him. As matters
stand, it is hopeless to try and get it through the Central
Committee’s Bureau Abroad, because there we are now in
a minority. There was an opportunity to write to Russia,
and I asked the Russian Central Committee to take a decision
on a grant for Mikhail. I hope to have a favourable reply in
two weeks’ time. In any case, it would be essential to
ensure that Mikhail should continue the treatment and stay
at Davos for the time being, until a complete cure.